New technique of myringoplasty with cartilage in suspension - preliminary results

Authors : A. R. Matamoros Sotomayor, F. López Bravo (Guayaquil)

Ref. : Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol. 2005;126,3:191-192.

Article published in french
Downloadable PDF document french

Summary :
The authors describe a surgical technique of simple myringoplasty with a cartilage graft which can be done as a day surgery. The main point is the suspension of this graft by a suture (Vicryl 6-0) to the skin of the external auditory meatus. The preliminary results on twenty seven patients are successful with a rate of complete closure which is 92,6%. This technique must be reserved for dry, limited, nonmarginal perforations and without ossicular problem or connection with the handle of the malleus.